The moon sets 12:59 p.m. today, rises 3:54
a.m. Tuesday. It is three days after the last quarter.

100 years ago today

1913: Precious pullet: "The sixth
annual exhibition of the Easton Poultry Association opened at the City Guard
Armory this morning with about 800 birds entered. A black Minorca
pullet, entered by Peter J. Storm, of this city, distinguished herself in her
maiden effort by laying her first and also her second egg within 20 minutes
time. Both were perfectly formed eggs, although the second had a soft shell.
'Pete,' usually a modest sort of man, is naturally in high glee to be in
possession of this industrious little black hen, seeing the rosiest of
prospects at gashing the high cost of living. Congratulations are in order."

50 years ago today

1963: Lighting up the night: "About
2,500 discarded Christmas trees were burned last night at 'burning of the
greens' ceremonies in Easton and in
Bethlehem Township.
Easton's Mayor George S. Smith
ignited a pile of about 2,500 trees at Hackett
Park. Easton
firemen supervised the burning. Wilson
firemen participated unintentionally when someone saw the glow in the sky and
turned in an alarm. An address of welcome was given by the mayor. The Easton
Area High School
brass choir played. In Bethlehem Township
the trees were burned on the east playground of the Miller
Heights school. Maxine Dobyan,
president of Girl Scout Troop 44, gave the address. Helen Velekei led a group
of Boy and Girl Scouts as torchbearers."

25 years ago today

1988: Wild about wildlife: "Two local women
were among the experts called on by the Pennsylvania Game Commission to set up
a rescue mission for waterfowl threatened by a massive oil slick that spilled
into the Monongahela River near Pittsburgh.
Hope Carpenter of Mount Bethel
and Rita Schaadt of Bethlehem,
members of the Pennsylvania Raptor and Wildlife Association, flew to Pittsburgh
and helped set up a volunteer center to clean up the ducks and geese endangered
by the oil spill. The women are registered wildlife rehabilitators with the
state game commission and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Commission. Locally,
Carpenter and Schaadt work to save all types of wildlife through their
volunteer organization."

Quote of the day

"I do not believe that sheer suffering teaches. If suffering
alone taught, all the world would be wise. To suffering must be added mourning,
understanding, patience, love, openness and the willingness to remain
vulnerable." — Anne Morrow Lindbergh, American author (1906-2001).